Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-30
HENDERSON BARBECTE,
Thousands of PeopIs Turn Out TO Make /; q
Success.
Henderson,, Ten, June %, 1851.

Success.
HENDERSON, Ten, June %, ISS7.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
/ There was a great gathering of people
at the Henderson grand barbecue given
| by the Prohibitionists. The audience is
estimated to number from 10, 900 to I5,-
| 900 people. Colonel Herndon, Colonel
Bonner, Hon. G.F. Finley and T n. Jones,
who are in the habit OF estimating crowds
of people, say it was the largest gather
! ing they have seen for years. Nowhere
/ in Texas hiss the like been seen IN this
canvass. 1t was truly q grand day for old
Henderson and her good people feel
proud of the turn out. Our mothers,
wives, daughters and sisters were happy
/ for they MOLLY worked III the cause, making
it q success, and right well they enjoyed
! it. The thousands were from all parts
Of Rusk and adjoining counties. Excur-
! sion trains from Tyler, Troupe, OgeTtOn,
| LOngvieW andKilgore brought in hundreds
accompanied by the Marshall band, who
made splendid music for US, The reCep-
/ ton given the distinguished speakers at
! the II. & o. depot has never been
| equaled il this state. Five thousand
citizens met them, and truly they made
the earth quake with their Yells. The
| sight was a grand one, and certainly
/ Colonies Herndon, Wynne, Finley, Bon
ner, Judge Duncan and Hon. T. n. Jones,
all invited guests, were made TO feel SIT
were good to be here" Grounds reached,
and after music by the band, Hon. 6. 81.
| Gould, in a handsome speech, introduced
Colonel R. NJ. Wynne, "cur Dick" our
! old friend and fellow toWnSman. Colonel
| Wynre commenced the days work by
making feeling appeal to his old friends
and neighbOTs, and Sll who know him
have respect for his great ability
and honesty. He made grand
| speech because he felt the Importance of
the occasion. Yes, it was eloquent and
earnest, bTfstling with solid argument,
and he was before those who loved him
and honored him. His talk with the old
soldiers who fought with him in the long
ago WAS touching. They will stand by
him in this fight. He told them no threat
of the future would drive him from the
path of duty.
Dinner announced, the thousands were
fed and on the best of the land. At Just
2 p. m. Colonel George 2. Finley of Cal
weston, representing the coast country,
/ was introduced to the audience, and all
who knew George knows now rapidly he
gets his work in. He had it down fine
He had the figures on them, and thun-
dered them out, even startling the few
"true blues" who we're present. He told
and applied aGeCdote after anecdote and
kept his hearers in 8 roar Of laughter for
near two hours. 1t was proud dsv for
Finley, and all vote that they want him
to come agsina
Music by the band "See, the Con-
quering Hero Comes" That noble soldier,
the war horse of the east, yes, the man of
destiny, Colonel W. S. Herndon takes the
stand. l wish / could describe the scene
when he was introdCed to the immense
mass who had crowded around him, but
l can't; it was simply overpOwering. The
throwing IN Of hats and hsndkerchiefs
was only part of the enthusiasm. The
ladies seemed to understand that Colonel
Herndon was here to make their fight
against whisky; snd certainly he was,
and is entitled to al the applause
given him. We have heard nothing
during this canvas to compare
with his effort in this fight.
Truth after truth was told by him, and
argument on argument made in favor of
the amendment, and for near three hours
he held the great mass of people as
though they were glued to the benches |
Colonel II. spoke as though he was in-i
spired, Gnd his speech made the old I
topers tremble end think; and w5en they |
think, we've got 'em.
Bishop Baker of the colored Methodist |
Episcopal church, Hon. John Duncan,
and General Webster Flanagan addressed |
the cOlored people, and created great |
enthu siasrn. We have heard their aneechPs |
greatly complimented.
Take It all in all, this has been grand |
day for Prohlbitionists in Rusk county.